Cooperative · Georgia · EIA 17832
Snapping Shoals El Member Corp
Cooperative · Georgia · 107K customers. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's EIA Form 861, reliability for 2023 shows SAIDI 551 minutes/customer.
Reliability verdict
Snapping Shoals El Member Corp shows above-average chronic reliability in 2023: 95 minutes SAIDI excluding major events (551 minutes including them) across 107K customers.
- 551 min
- SAIDI 2023
- 1.58
- SAIFI 2023
- 95 min
- SAIDI ex-MED
- 107K
- Customers
Chronic reliability judged on SAIDI excluding major event days when reported (IEEE 1366). Source: EIA Form 861 · August 2026.
Signature read: long interruption minutes vs the 911 utility cohort (>258 min tercile cut).
What long-outage Snapping Shoals El Member Corp filings show
Snapping Shoals El Member Corp is a member-owned electric cooperative operating in Georgia under EIA identifier 17832. It reports service to approximately 106,972 customer accounts and generated about $0.23 billion in annual electric revenue, with a service footprint spanning 21 ZIP codes. As a cooperative, its governance is accountable to its ratepayer-members rather than shareholders, which often shapes rate-setting and reinvestment priorities.
In 2023, the average Snapping Shoals El Member Corp customer experienced 550.6 minutes of power interruptions, the industry-standard SAIDI metric (System Average Interruption Duration Index). Excluding major weather events from that total, that keeps this utility below the typical 120–180 minute national benchmark, consistent with a well-hardened distribution system and fast restoration crews. SAIFI, the average number of outage events per customer, was 1.58 for the same period, so customers statistically faced roughly 2 distinct interruptions that year. Excluding major event days (hurricanes, ice storms), SAIDI drops to 94.5 minutes, the gap between that figure and the headline 550.6 reveals how much weather, not day-to-day infrastructure, drove outages.
Snapping Shoals El Member Corp has 4 years of continuous EIA reporting on file (2020–2023), enough to read a real trend rather than a single-year snapshot. Over that span, SAIDI rose from 155.8 to 550.6 minutes, possibly reflecting tougher weather years or grid upgrades that have not caught up yet.
Based on this utility's own EIA Form 861 reliability record -- baseline (major-event- excluded) outage duration, total outage duration, and outage frequency -- each benchmarked against every reporting utility nationwide. Not a measure of electricity rates or customer service, which this portal does not track.
551 outage minutes per customer annually
Annual minutes without electric service (2023)
SAIDI by year (2020-2023)
Minutes per customer-year · EIA Form 861
Year-by-year SAIDI for Snapping Shoals El Member Corp from the same EIA filings as the table below. Lower is better; major-event years can spike the headline figure.
Snapping Shoals El Member Corp SAIDI trend
Snapping Shoals El Member Corp vs the nationwide SAIDI distribution
Where this utility's headline SAIDI sits among every EIA Form 861 utility with a reported figure
551 Higher than most fewer outage minutes than 16% of 911 utilities
Utilities nationwide, banded by latest reported SAIDI (minutes)
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Source U.S. EIA Form 861 reliability filings · August 2026
Price vs. reliability
Where Snapping Shoals El Member Corp sits on price vs. reliability
Among the 781 U.S. utilities large enough to report both revenue per customer and a recent outage record, Snapping Shoals El Member Corp charges more per customer than 25% of them, and is more reliable (lower SAIDI) than 18% of them, placing it in the quadrant where it pays less and is less reliable. Revenue per customer and outage minutes are independent figures: paying more does not guarantee fewer outages.
Revenue per customer: $2,167/year · Latest SAIDI: 550.6 minutes/year.
SAIDI 2023 breakdown: 550.6 minutes
Reliability Trend (2020–2023)
| Year | SAIDI (min) | SAIDI nMED | SAIFI | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 155.8 | 83.1 | 1.316 | 103,563 |
| 2021 | 90.3 | 90.3 | 1.029 | 104,418 |
| 2022 | 120.6 | 100.7 | 1.085 | 105,949 |
| 2023 | 550.6 | 94.5 | 1.579 | 106,972 |
SAIDI nMED = SAIDI without major event days. Source: EIA Form 861.
Service Area
Snapping Shoals El Member Corp serves 21 ZIP codes in Georgia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How reliable is Snapping Shoals El Member Corp?
Snapping Shoals El Member Corp had a SAIDI of 550.6 minutes in 2023 including major weather events, but 94.5 minutes excluding them (the IEEE-standard day-to-day reliability measure, the difference points to a major storm that year rather than an ongoing problem). Leaving aside major weather events, that figure comes in under the national average, pointing to above-average reliability.
What type of utility is Snapping Shoals El Member Corp?
Snapping Shoals El Member Corp is classified as a Cooperative serving Georgia.
How many customers does Snapping Shoals El Member Corp serve?
Snapping Shoals El Member Corp serves approximately 106,972 customers in Georgia.
How has Snapping Shoals El Member Corp's reliability changed over time?
Snapping Shoals El Member Corp has 4 years of reliability data (2020-2023). SAIDI has held roughly steady across these years. Review the trend table above for year-by-year detail.
Utility Profile
- Type
- Cooperative
- State
- Georgia
- Customers
- 106,972
- Annual Revenue
- $0.23B
- EIA ID
- 17832
Explore
Utilities with similar EIA profiles
Two cross-state peer sets for Snapping Shoals El Member Corp. Same-state SAIDI neighbors stay in Read-with below; these neighborhoods are nearest other-state utilities with at least 10,000 reported customers.
Similar customer count
Nearest utilities by Form 861 customers (107K here), outside Georgia.
Similar chronic SAIDI
Nearest utilities by latest SAIDI minutes (550.6 here), outside Georgia, excluding the customer-peer set.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form 861 annual electric power industry survey · ZIP service territory: OpenEI. Disclaimer: informational only, not professional advice. See full disclaimer · methodology.